The Abyssinian Syllabary

Introducing Mengistu Hailé Maryam, our thirty-second character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ፈ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia th...

Introducing Leonard Cohen, our thirty-first character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ፀ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through wri...

Introducing Tintin, our thirtieth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጸ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes...

Introducing Sylvia Pankhurst, our twenty-ninth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጰ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through ...

Introducing Hugo Pratt, our twenty-eighth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጨ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through write...

Introducing Emmanuel also known as 'Bariaw', our twenty-seventh character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጠ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of ...

Introducing Baron Khun de Prorock, our twenty-sixth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ገ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia thro...

Introducing Lidj Yassu, our twenty-fifth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ጀ

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writer...

Introducing the Ethio-Armenian Evon, our twenty-fourth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ደ 

The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the e...

Introducing Igarovitch, the Monk Theodoros, our twenty-third character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ የ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ 

The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor ...

Introducing Empress Taitu, our twenty-second character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ዠ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through wr...

Introducing Capitaine Clochette, our twenty-first character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ዘ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia throu...

Introducing Arthur Rimbaud, our twentieth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ዐ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through write...

Introducing Munzinger Pasha, our nineteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ወ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through wri...

Introducing Prince Alemayehu, our eighteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኸ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨  The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia thro...

Introducing Emperor Theodoros, our seventeenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ከ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through ...

Introducing Mentewab, the Queen Berhane Mogesse, our sixteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ አ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of E...

Introducing the philosopher Zera Yacob, our fifteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኘ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia t...

Introducing Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer & Ethiopian writer and our fourteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ነ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yv...